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Rector Johnson Middle School

108 West Fifth Street, Broken Bow, OK 74728 · (580) 584-9603 · McCurtain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Oklahoma public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public middle schools

Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
281 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611032%
Grade 711834%
Grade 811534%
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
9427%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
4914%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Two+
10029%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
4714%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 11% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
3510%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17752%
Female
16648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rector Johnson Middle School→Broken Bow High School
Feeds from
Bennett Elementary School03–05
Based on grade levels within BROKEN BOW. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
20.5%
OK avg 30.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oklahoma's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Rector Johnson Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rector Johnson Middle School this school34381.9%32.3%
Northwood Elementary School
Seminole
28978.2%24.6%
Stilwell Middle School
Stilwell
29189.3%N/A
Anadarko Middle School
Anadarko
25684.0%N/A
Etta Dale Junior High School
El Reno
43880.1%20.9%
Wewoka Middle School
Wewoka
15784.1%N/A
Matched among Oklahoma middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Rector Johnson Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn McCurtain County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.3%#92 of 222N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.5%#167 of 211N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
343#160 of 356#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#60 of 237N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
78.8%#3 of 237N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.9%#62 of 308N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.0%#74 of 89N/A
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
343
+30 (+10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534323.714.5:182% (281)
2023-243372414.1:185% (286)
2022-2332419.916.3:171% (229)
2020-213132015.7:176% (237)
2017-1833325.613.0:1100% (333)
2015-163372314.7:182% (276)
2010-113372414.0:177% (260)
2000-013362612.9:179% (267)
1990-913982317.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rector Johnson Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (333 to 343); teachers down 7% (25.6 to 23.7).

About Rector Johnson Middle School

Rector Johnson Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 343 students enrolled.

Within BROKEN BOW, Rector Johnson Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,605 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Rector Johnson Middle School is multiracial (29%). Other groups include 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Native American, and 10% Pacific Islander. Rector Johnson Middle School has a diversity index of 79%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

With 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Rector Johnson Middle School was 14.5:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. Rector Johnson Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 82%.

The allk12 Grade for Rector Johnson Middle School is B+. Compared with Oklahoma public middle schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rector Johnson Middle School would be expected to post about 27.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.3%.

Federal survey data for McCurtain County show that median household income is about $51,929, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Rector Johnson Middle School is among the 29 public schools in McCurtain County.

Broken Bow High School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Rector Johnson Middle School places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Rector Johnson Middle School as Rural: Distant.

Rector Johnson Middle School saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.

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McCurtain County at a glance

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Population
30,863
Census ACS
Median income
$51,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
6,370 students

Quick facts

School name
Rector Johnson Middle School
District
BROKEN BOW
Address
108 West Fifth Street, Broken Bow, OK 74728
Phone
(580) 584-9603
County
McCurtain County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
343
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
281 (82%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
400552000211
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rector Johnson Middle School
How large is Rector Johnson Middle School?
Rector Johnson Middle School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rector Johnson Middle School serve?
Rector Johnson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rector Johnson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rector Johnson Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rector Johnson Middle School?
Student demographics at Rector Johnson Middle School are roughly 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 29% Two or more.
Is Rector Johnson Middle School public or private?
Rector Johnson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROKEN BOW.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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